helping a Swedish army officer to gain a commission in the Union army. Haldeman's wife, Caroline Haldeman, frequently met with the famous Swedish author Fredrika Bremer, who described the minister's wife as "a lady of most uncommon sense, cleverness and knowledge of American affairs". During a visit to Norway Caroline bought a gift to Seward's daughter. During periods of his stay in Stockholm Haldeman was sick. In early 1864 Haldeman was recalled from his post. Although he was an official U.S. diplomat, Haldeman spoke quite openly about his sympathies for the Confederacy, which may have been the reason for William Seward's dissatisfaction with him, according to a letter from Swedish foreign minister Ludvig Manderström to Swedish minister Count Piper in 1864. Haldeman was replaced by James Hepburn Campbell, a fellow Pennsylvanian and outspoken abolitionist. In the fall of 1864 Haldeman had left Stockholm and traveled to Hamburg, en route for America, there he was arrested and imprisoned by Hamburg authorities. On 5 October, Haldeman was allowed to proceed on his journey. As a result of the treatment he received, he protested to the syndicus of foreign affairs. Haldeman attempted to gain a new diplomatic post from Seward; in 1867 he wrote to Seward asking for a diplomatic mission to Europe. It is uncertain whether Haldeman was given any new posts; no further correspondence between Haldeman and Seward is preserved. Haldeman died in 1889 and is interred in Harrisburg Cemetery in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Personal life He was married to Caroline Rosina Hummel (1825-1905), with whom he had two daughters, Elizabeth and Anna Mary. They also had a third child, who died in infancy. During the inauguration of Abraham Lincoln both Jacob and Caroline were present. References External links Jacob S. Haldeman at The Political Graveyard |- |- 1821 births 1889 deaths 19th-century American diplomats 19th-century American politicians Ambassadors of the United States to Sweden Burials at Harrisburg Cemetery Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Pennsylvania Democratic-Republicans Pennsylvania state senators Politicians from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Politicians from Lancaster, Pennsylvania